2 data center projects in Unincorporated Berkeley County
Who decides here: the Berkeley County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Berkeley County
Penzance Bedington data center campus
Unincorporated Berkeley County, Berkeley County
548 acres
🕒 Feb 26, 2026: Gov. Morrisey announced the $4 billion campus and signed its certification as the state'…
Approved, not built yetQTS Kearneysville data center campus
Unincorporated Berkeley County, Berkeley County
300 acres
🕒 March 2025: Berkeley County Planning Commission approved the concept plan for two data center buildi…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
The Berkeley County Planning Commission approved a concept plan for two data center buildings on a 90-acre parcel near Kearneysville, part of a 300-acre QTS-linked site that also reaches into Jefferson County. The plan also shows a power switching station, a water tank and stormwater ponds.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Berkeley County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Berkeley County: The Potomac Edison Company (company) or Hagerstown Light Department (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in West Virginia.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will it use, and from where?
- Will new power lines be needed?
- When will construction start?
- Will environmental and engineering studies be made public?
- How many megawatts will the campus use?
- When will construction start?
- Are plans filed for the Jefferson County part of the site?
- How much water will it use per day?